Did you have a good weekend? I hope so. We had a wonderful little getaway to San Antonio but more on that in a minute.
First I have to announce the winner of my giveaway of Song of the Silk Road. Thanks to Random.org the winner is Jessy W. – yay. Jessy send me an email with your mailing address when you get the chance.
My first week at my new job was good but you know how it is, very tiring to start a new job as there’s so much to learn. As we had a gift certificate for a hotel stay in San Antonio we thought that this was the perfect time for a getaway. We arrived on Saturday morning and started walking along the River Walk. Stopping here and there for pictures and as the day grew hotter and muggier, stopping here and there for ice cream, Mexican Coke and other cold drinks.
We stayed at the Havana Hotel which is a charming place and right off the River Walk. Aren’t the shutters beautiful? We didn’t have a great view but overall the hotel was really beautiful.
And, seriously my bookgirl radar was on because guess what was just down the street from our hotel? The San Antonio library. We had a bit of time before check in so we went to take a peek and I found that the library has a Book Cellar where hundreds of books are for sale. I quickly picked up five books.
We had way too much to eat, saw a mariachi band singing and playing for a wedding as the wedding party walked away from the church, and finally before coming home we stopped at one of the missions. This is Mission Concepción, which was dedicated in 1755.
It was a fun weekend outing and now to get ready for tomorrow.
Sounds like a wonderful time! Is it just me, or does that bed look really short? I try not to drink too much soda, but I have to say I prefer Mexican Coke over what we make here, too!
Oh, I love San Antonio! I had so much fun there at a conference. The River Walk is beautiful. I want to go back with my husband. I think he’d enjoy it.
Love San Antonio! My husband is from there so we visit often, gotta visit those in laws.
Danielle – Too funny, you are right, it does look like it’s really short. Actually it was huge. And, I don’t drink Cokes or other soda very much either but Mexican Coke is yummy. I figured as we had already overindulged in other food what was one coke! haha…
Dana Huff – We ended up walking way all the way through the King William Historical district and it was great. The River Walk can get very busy but we had a nice walk without a lot of tourists the further away we got from all the restaurants.
Melissa – I’ve only been a few times and basically just to the River Walk so we had a fun time seeing the Mission and other little areas. I wish we had checked out the other missions but next time. Luckily San Antonio is just a little bit over an hour from Austin!
What a nice weekend! Your hotel room is absolutely charming–I love it!
Your book radar is amazing! And your weekend sounds like it was wonderful.
I go to San Antonio occasionally, and I took a family vacation there as a kid. The mission tour was one of my favorite parts. SOOOO beautiful! And the hotel looks gorgeous!
Glad y’all had fun. 🙂
Sounds like you both had a wonderful getaway, Iliana! And it’s all the more wonderful that you get to discover some books along the way. 🙂
Stephanie – It was so cute and had a very retro and fun fridge too! I should have taken a picture of that. They also had a bar in the basement which was very cool.
Stefanie – I tell you sometimes it works really great 🙂
Andi – I wish we could have seen all the missions but by Sunday afternoon we were kind of tired of the heat and all the food we ate! haha… At least it’s close enough to Austin where we can go any time really.
Melody – I know right! Next time I want to go check out a mystery bookstore that I heard is still in business!
sounds like a nice getaway! very cool that you managed to find books on sale as well 🙂
bookworm – Wasn’t that a great? 🙂 Their Book Cellar is huge. Wish I’d had just a bit more time to go through the aisles.
I’m glad your new job is going well and your trip to San Antonio sounds great!